The following “What We’re Reading” collection is a compilation of recent articles making headlines in HIV and TB news. “Facts” vaginal tenofovir gel study set to launch: The Follow-on African Consortium for Tenofoivr Studies (Facts) study is set to launch in South Africa, following up on the Caprisa 004 trial that found a 59 percent […]
HIV
By Dr. Vincent Guilamo-Ramos and Dr. Barbara Taylor In February 2019, the federal government updated national HIV goals to end the epidemic in the U.S. by 2030. Those […]
Tuberculosis
In the six weeks before South Africa responded its first diagnoses of COVID-19 with the start of physical distancing measures, more than 47,000 people on average […]
Research & Development
With 2018 data showing highest incidence acute flaccid myelitis since monitoring began, officials say awareness, recognition of rare life threatening condition will be crucial to early […]
Policy
By Karen Carvajal, M.D. Over the course of human history we have come a long way in our fight against the threat of infectious diseases and, […]